Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn voted for Arsenal as the best club in the world

Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn backed an early day motion in 2004 to proclaim Arsenal as the “best club football team in the world”.

The motion came a day after Arsenal had secured their most recent Premier League title on 25 April, drawing 2-2 at White Hart Lane to win the crown at the home of rivals Tottenham.

Corbyn has served as MP for Islington North, the constituency of the Emirates and then-stadium Highbury, since 1983.

He was one of only four MPs to support the bill, which praised the quality of football Arsene Wenger had implemented in his team, who would go on to make history as they went through the campaign undefeated.

The full motion reads: “That this House believes that Arsenal is the best club football team in the world at the moment and admires them for the fluency and poetry that they have brought to the beautiful game.”

The left-wing MP has emerged as the favourite to replace Ed Miliband as leader of the Labour party after a surge of support in recent weeks.

And with the deadline for registration extended to 15:00 on August 12, hours after news of Corbyn’s football leanings emerged, perhaps the candidate is hoping for an extra surge of support from the famously vote-happy Arsenal fan base.

We praised Wenger when we won. Support him as we rebuild. In Arsene(al) we trust.